In a first, IHC officials in Pakistan meet two Kashmiris arrested on charges of spying
Islamabad: Officials from the Indian High Commission in Pakistan met with two Indian nationals, who were arrested on charges of espionage four years ago, at the high-security Adiala Jail at Rawalpindi, media reports said here. It was for the first time in the history of Kashmir that Indian authorities had to get access to Kashmiris […]
Missing Kashmiri poet traced to police custody in PoK
Islamabad: A missing Kashmiri poet has been traced to be in the custody of police in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Islamabad High Court was informed on Wednesday, two weeks after he disappeared from Rawalpindi. Ahmad Farhad’s wife had filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) claiming that he had been abducted from […]
Wells turn into death holes: Five killed after slipping into wells in Kupwara, Budgam
Srinagar: Two people were killed and three others were hospitalised after they fell into a well in the Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. Five people fell unconscious while cleaning a well in the Satboon area of Kupwara, the officials said. The victims were rescued and rushed to a hospital where the […]
China enhances military support to Pakistan along LoC in Kashmir
Kupwara: Pakistan’s key ally China has been actively bolstering the defence capabilities of the Pakistani army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir over the past three years which includes the construction of steelhead bunkers and the provision of Unmanned Aerial and Combat Aerial Vehicles, officials said on Wednesday. Chinese assistance also […]
FIR against Mehbooba Mufti for ‘violation’ of poll code
Iltija Mufti calls it ‘intimidation’ Srinagar: Election authorities in Kashmir have registered an FIR against former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct, officials said on Wednesday while as, Mufti’s daughter and a star campaigner in just concluded elections, Iltija Mufti termed the registration of an FIR […]
Four cops allegedly thrashed by army men in Kupwara, FIR lodged
‘Differences resolved’, claims defence spokesperson Srinagar: Four policemen were injured after they were allegedly beaten up by army personnel in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. A defence spokesperson, however, said “minor differences” between the cops and the army personnel have been resolved amicably. Police have lodged an FIR in the matter. […]
17 points identified for urgent repairs along Jmu-Sgr national highway
Banihal: At least 17 vulnerable points have been identified for urgent repairs along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway to ensure a smooth flow of traffic, with a focus on the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, a senior official said on Wednesday. A high-level team of officers on Tuesday inspected the 270-km national highway to identify the bottlenecks […]
Atmospheric data collection tool Radio-Sonde launched from ISRO centre at Samba
Samba/Jammu: Central University of Jammu (CUJ) on Wednesday announced that its Radio-Sonde, a crucial tool for atmospheric data collection, was launched successfully from its ISRO centre in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. The launch, a part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO and CUJ, aims to […]
Jammu records season’s highest temperature at 44.8 deg C
Jammu: Mercury continued its upward trend across the district, with Jammu city recording the season’s highest temperature at 44.8 degrees Celsius, nearly 5.7 notches above the average, the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. The region has been reeling under an extreme heatwave for the past week, with temperatures consistently rising above 40 degrees Celsius since […]
GMC Jammu constitutes committee to probe nursing staff, resident doctors’ confrontation
Jammu: Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu has constituted a committee headed by the chairman disciplinary committee to look into the matter of alleged confrontation between nursing staff and resident doctors working in the emergency section. “The GMC administration has taken the incident seriously and has constituted a committee headed by the Chairman disciplinary committee who […]
